to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
life and death; life or death
instead; but (on the other hand)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
research institute; (research) laboratory
about this time; about now